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  Clark
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  August 18, 1804
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  18th August Satday 1804 a fine morning. Wind from the S# E# in the after 
  part of the Day the Party with the Indians arrivd. we meet them under a 
  Shade near the Boat and after a Short talk we gave them Provisions to eat 
  & proceeded to the trail of Reed, he Confessed that he "Deserted & 
  Stold a public Rifle Shot~pouch Powder & Bals" and requested we would 
  be as favourable with him as we Could consistantly with our Oathes ¬ which 
  we were and only Sentenced him to run the Gantlet four times through the 
  Party & that each man with 9 Swichies Should punish him and for him 
  not to be considered in future as one of the Party 
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  The three principal Chiefs petitioned for Pardin for this man After we 
  explained the injurey Such men could doe them by false representation, 
  & explang. the Customs of our Countrey they were all Satisfied with 
  the propriety of the Sentence & was witness to the punishment. after 
  which we had Some talk with the Chiefs about the orrigan of the war 
  between them & the Mahars &c# &c# ¬ it commenced in this 
  way i'e' in two of the Missouries Tribe resideing with the Ottoes went to 
  the Mahars to Steel horses, they Killed them both which was a cause of 
  revenge on the part of the Missouris & Ottoes, they also brought war 
  on themselves Nearly in the Same way with the Panea Loups and they are 
  greatly in fear of a just revenge from the Panies for takeing their Corn 
  from the Pania Towns in their absence hunting this Summer. 
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  the evening was Closed with an extra Gill of Whiskey & a Dance untill 
  11 oClock. 
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